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Founded in 1986, El Dorado Ventures (EDV) is a leading early-stage venture capital firm that invests in disruptive technologies and business models in emerging and high-growth markets, across a broad range of sectors including software, technology-enabled services, communications and emerging technology.
El Dorado has a two-decade track record of successful early-stage technology investing, including early investments in Compellent Technologies, Cyras Systems, EarthLink, Efficient Networks, Novellus and NuSpeed Internet Systems. Numerous EDV portfolio companies have gone public or been acquired by major technology companies, including AT&T, Ciena, Cisco Systems, nVidia, Siemens and Texas Instruments.
With more than $750 million in capital under management, EDV has a stable group of institutional investors, most of whom have invested with EDV for more than a decade. EDV's limited partners also include a select group of successful entrepreneurs and other technology luminaries, known as EDV's Technology Partner Network, who play an active role as strategic consultants to EDV and its portfolio companies.
El Dorado's team of investment professionals is cycle-tested, accessible and easy to work with. EDVs General Partners get directly involved in investment decisions early in the process, providing entrepreneurs with valuable and rapid feedback as EDV moves toward making its investment decision.
In addition to its investment, EDV offers entrepreneurs hands-on guidance and value-added support including access to senior consultants, educational and networking events, an online Resource Center and an annual CEO Summit.
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A History of Success |
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EDV invests in talented, passionate and experienced entrepreneurs developing developing disruptive technologies and pursuing innovative business models in emerging and high-growth markets. > Learn more |
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EarthLink. Novellus. Cyras Systems. Efficient Networks. These are some of the major technology companies that received early-stage funding from El Dorado Ventures. > Learn more. |
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Funded: 1986
From its inception, El Dorado Ventures has had a reputation for creating successful partnerships with entrepreneurs. That history of success started with Novellus Systems, a semiconductor manufacturing equipment start-up that grew to become a worldwide leader in its field.
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